Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-06
TONIGHT WILL DECIDE
Whether Savannah viii Have Base
Ball Next Season or Not.

DfSii NSAJ 3tdbOn OF NOts
To-day will definitely decide whether
Savannah will be represented in the
Southern League next season. The 81. coo
guarantee must be put up by next Mon
day or the club will forfeit its franchise,
There Is no time to be lost. At the
meeting at Fords' Opera House Monday
night "a of the 10 shares that must be
subscribed before the new association is
organized were on the canVassIng COM
mlttee's books, leaving twenty-five shares
yet to be obtained. Unless this amount
Is made up by tonight the ;eagae franchise
VIII De forfeited and base ball will be a
dead sport in Savannah.
1t Is hardly possible that with so small
an amount yet to be subscribed the enter
prise will be allowed to fall through.
There is no denying the fact that every
city in the Southern League that has
heretofore held franchise has been
largely advertised by the sport. The
money that is put into the CLUB is almost
every dollar OF it spent here.
visiting clubs bring their money here
ana spend 1t. The rapidly growing in
terest in the sport and the attention that
is gwen 10 it by newspapers all over the
country secures tremendous amount OF
advertising. Business men who look at
1T in this light have already subscribed to
enough. The canvassing committee will
make f1nal effort to-day to carry the
subscriptions up to 10 shares. If bust
ness men and those VINO are interested In
the sport Will make up to-day the
twenty-five shares yet remaining
unsubscriDed, the association will
be organized. Unless the full amount
is subscribed before the committee sub
mlts It's report TO the meeting at the
opera house tonight the matter will be
dropped and nothing further will be done.
IL Is nonsense TO talk about people not
wanting base ball. 1t is simply a lack of
geC-up-and-get on the part of those who
think Savannah will have a club anyhow,
even If they do not help get it, that is
going to result in losing the franchise
unless something is done to-day to save
1t. Charleston, with her disastrous earth.
quake experience, had raised enough
money two months ago to put the Charles
ton association on sure footing. Their
team has been signed and the contracts
have been approved.
Following in Atlanta's footsteps, will
Savannah, with her brilliant record OF
last year, allow her place to be filled by
some town half her size who is ready to
step In the moment an opportunity offers?
PRESIDENT Morrow has sent out the fol-
lowing circular to all clubs at present
NASHVILLE, Jan. 8.-At the recent annual
meeting OF the Southern League OF Base Ball
Clubs held In this CITY Oct z, 1885, resolution
was unanimously adopted requiring each
club to deposit q cash guarantee of 1900.
This money is to be in the hands of the league
treasurer on or before Jan. TO- 1887. Should
any club fail 10 deposit the amount REQUIRED
and at the time specified, 1t will be the duty
OF the undersigned to at once declare the
franchise of such club forfeited to the league.
and take Immediate steps to fill the vacancy
Should any vacancy occur meeting of the
league Will be called 10 assemble at Chatta-
noOga, at an early day, to ILL the vacancy
Please remit the amount of guarantee by
exchange on New York or 10y express pre-
paid.
After all the clubs have deposited the re-
CURED amount the undersigned will execute
bond for $4,000, with three good sureJies,
the bond having been approved by a commit
lee created Tor that purpose by the league.
In conclusion, | will add that the under
signed Will exact strict compliance with the
requirements OF the resolution.
john MORROW,
Press, Sec, Treas. Southern League.
1t will be seen from the above that
there is no time to be lost. Should any
OF the clubs fail to promptly make the re.
CURED deposit their franchise Will be de.
clared forfeited, and a meeting of the
league called to fill the vacancy or vacan-
cles, If there be any. Macon has all
along been looked upon as the doubtful
club, but the plucky Central City has
determined to hold up its end of the
league, and will be on hand with the 81, 900
before the time has expired.